Chapter 176: The Footsteps of War

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As time went by, everyone in the cabin went back to the room to rest one after another, Yang Hui and Ye Hongxiang shared a room, washed up a little, and went to bed separately.

"Senior sister!" Yang Hui asked, "Why did Mu Qingcheng and Miss Catherine go in for so long? It's been hours, what are they doing?

Ye Hongxiang glanced sideways: "What are you putting in your head? Even if two people have a situation, how can they be on the plane...... And didn't you praise him for being alone with men and women, and not deceiving the dark room? You should believe him. ”

"So what the hell are they doing?

Yang Hui asked again.

"This ......"

Ye Hong's eyes showed deep doubts.

Since I saw Catherine yesterday, the two of them have not been normal, and then think of Catherine suddenly having a temperament similar to Mu Qingcheng, I have to say that Ye Hongxiang's curiosity was successfully seduced.

"Ahh

At this time, Yang Hui yawned a long time and said in a daze: "Senior sister, why am I so sleepy? I'll sleep first, I won't talk to you, good night, no, it's good afternoon!" After speaking, he got into the bed.

Ye Hongxiang didn't feel sleepy, she just had a special peace of mind, and her mind was pure as before, as if she had gotten rid of all her troubles and sorrows, and suddenly, she was blessed to the soul, and some problems in martial arts were suddenly solved!

Old Tom was still lying on the bar outside, looking drunk, and suddenly, he turned his head to look at Catherine's room, and his cloudy eyes showed a look of horror.

'How is it possible?' What is the origin of this boy? What are they doing in there?' No wonder Princess Egnes is so fond of him!'

Old Tom stared straight at him, muttering something in his mouth.

Niu Tou, Erdan and others have also noticed the subtle changes in the artistic conception, but this kind of change, they can't perceive the source, and they can't express it in words.

......

Due to the time difference, the plane arrived in Niamey at six o'clock in the evening, and everyone's spirits were indescribably refreshing, even Ella and Jenny, who were completely unskilled in martial arts, were full of energy and excitement through the porthole, looking at the strange world outside like a wilderness.

Mu Qingcheng said with a smile: "Don't get excited too early, you will suffer when you get off the plane, from the position of a friend, I will give you another piece of advice, no matter how hot it is in the desert area, you can't just wear short-sleeved shorts, otherwise your skin will pay a heavy price for your actions." β€œ

These two were short-sleeved shorts and wearing baseball caps, and their faces immediately turned red, and they said abruptly: "Oh, then let's go back and change clothes, please wait a moment." With that, he dragged the box and rushed into the bedroom.

When I came out, I was already wearing a long-sleeved shirt and pants.

"Hmm!" Mu Qingcheng looked at it with satisfaction and asked Catherine, "Do you want to go to Diffa tonight, or do you want to spend the night in Niamey?"

Catherine said: "Qinglin Mining is opened in your name, you have the final say, I am here to travel." ”

"Then let's get off the plane first and see what our people do. Mu Qingcheng waved his hand helplessly.

The group got off the plane one after another, facing the familiar heat wave, Niamey also had a high temperature of nearly 40 degrees in the evening, and Davis, who stayed there, walked briskly.

Catherine said, "Tell us about the situation here." ”

"Okay. Davis nodded: "There are mainly two trends, first, the Huaxia side has sent a construction team from Nigeria to enter Diffa and start the construction of the airport, border roads, solar power generation and water diversion pipelines.

Secondly, Mr. Mu's people came over a few days ago, and I arranged for them to go to Diffa. β€œ

Catherine glanced at Mu Qingcheng and said, "What about President Issoufo, what has happened during this time?"

"This ......"

Davis's face was solemn, and he muttered: "I was about to report to you that French Ambassador Pierre had visited Issoufo several times, and I didn't hear the content of the conversation, but this morning, Issoufo left Niamey to attend a meeting at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa and pay a state visit to Ethiopia, which is said to be a week-long trip. β€œ

"How could it be so coincidental?

Catherine looked at Mu Qingcheng again and asked, "What do you think?"

Mu Qingcheng did not rush to answer, but turned his head and asked: "Mr. Davis, you are familiar with Africa, have you had an important meeting of the AU in the past two days?"

David shook his head: "The AU summit is held twice a year, the time is fixed, the last two days of January and the middle of June, according to common sense, you don't need to attend the AU conference a month in advance, but it is difficult to talk about the AU, many meetings on the rights and interests of women and children, or climate food security are held very frequently, and Issoufo's itinerary includes a visit to Ethiopia, on the surface, there is no problem." β€œ

Mu Qingcheng smiled: "Erdan is right, Yi Sufu is weak-hearted, he is hiding from us." β€œ

Yang Hui asked puzzledly: "Why did he hide from us, we brought him investment, brought projects, and benefited the people of Niger, this is his political achievement, even if he doesn't salute, at worst, he has to set up a state banquet to entertain us, right?"

Mu Qingcheng waved his hand and said: "Under normal circumstances, it should be like this, but we must take into account the possibility that Issoufo was coerced or bought by the French, and he left Niamey under the pretext of visiting abroad to create a scene that has nothing to do with him."

Combined with his week-long trip, I have a hunch that he is stepping on the point, and within a week someone will do something to us, probably mercenaries in the service of France, and even Ukrainian militants!"

Everyone's faces sank.

In today's world, with the increase of war and turmoil, human life is becoming less and less valuable, taking mercenaries as an example, the cheapest Mexican mercenaries will sell their lives for you for only a thousand dollars, because they are cheap, there is no shortage of soldiers, how many you kill, how many he recruits, after a short training, you can go into battle.

Another example is the Ukrainian militants, in fact, they are not Ukrainians, and the fighting power of the Ukrainians is very scum, but Cossacks.

Historically, the Cossacks were known for their ability to fight and were a sharp knife for the expansion of the Russian Empire, and because of their fierce and violent nature, the Soviet government once suppressed the Cossacks, but during the Gorbachev period, the Cossacks were re-energized until Pujin came to power and entrusted them with important tasks.

It's just that the Cossacks live on the war and are not accustomed to a peaceful life, and if they are not used externally, they will hurt themselves, and a few years ago it coincided with the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine, and the Cossacks poured into the United Kingdom in a "voluntary" way, cooperating with the local militia to fight, collectively referred to as the Ukrainian armed forces, and the Ukrainian government army was miserable.

Later, under the mediation of the international community, the crisis in eastern Ukraine eased, and a large number of armed elements in eastern Ukraine were dropped on the battlefield in Syria, and the IS and Syrian rebels were defeated one after another, which is the credit of the armed forces in eastern Ukraine.

Clark and Thomas are also defeated under the Udong Armed Forces, which is not to say that the two of them can't do it, and it is obviously not bad to be valued by Alexander, but the number of Udong Armed Forces is too much, according to incomplete statistics, there are tens of thousands of Udong armed elements who have entered Syria to fight!

Unless there is a regular army, there is no way for anyone to run into it.

In short, the mercenaries have milk and motherhood, and their training is insufficient, and their combat effectiveness is actually not too strong, but if there are really Wudong militants, they have to pay attention to it.

Zhang Zhong couldn't help but say: "Then we might as well stay in Niamey, attract the enemy's attention, and leave enough time for Difa's construction team to work, I think that even if the enemy does something to us, he will not dare to drive a large army into Niamey, and a small group of armed elements can cope with it with our skills." ”

Mu Qingcheng shook his head: "I suspect that the other party is not exactly aimed at us, it should include the entire project, their purpose is to make the project unable to start, if we don't move, maybe a day or two later, there will be an attack on the construction site, forcing us to go over and annihilate it in one fell swoop!"

Ye Hong said: "Aren't they afraid of making things big and causing international incidents?"

Catherine said with a wry smile: "This may be their goal, the consequence of making things bigger, at most, under the pressure of your Chinese side, Issoufo will step down, and KonΓ© will be dismissed, but the international community can also take the opportunity to intervene, make some incidents and excuses, and delay the project indefinitely, and over time it will be yellow, maintain the status quo, and no one can mine the rhenium ore, and then launch a new round of competition to decide who belongs to the rhenium mine." β€œ

"This ......"

No one expected that they would encounter such a dangerous situation when they first came.

"What do you think?"

Catherine asked Mu Qingcheng.

Mu Qingcheng muttered: "The situation forces us to go to Diffa, this battle is inevitable, but we can't fight brutally, we should treat it differently, and beat the mercenaries who work hard for the French, and it is best to kill the French high-level hiding behind it, so as to form an effective deterrent."

As for the armed forces in Ukraine, you can adopt the strategy of fighting first and then talking, after all, there are too many of them, and no one can bear it in batches, only by making them realize that we are a hard nut to bite, we will have the opportunity to talk to them, I hope that the Chinese side can come forward to negotiate with Russia, and let him participate in the shares, after all, the reserves of rhenium ore are enough.

Of course, the premise is to defeat the arrogance of the enemy!"

"Hmm~~"

Catherine nodded: "This is a feasible strategy, but we have a blind eye for the enemy, we don't know how many people there are, where they are stationed, how to prepare?"

Mu Qingcheng said: "Because of the desert climate of Niger, there will not be too many armed elements lurking in, hundreds of people will reach the sky, otherwise no one can withstand the huge logistical pressure, as for the location of the station...... It's not hard to guess that there must be a water source, and it's not too far away, I think it must be on the shores of Lake Chad in Chad!"